Cáncer de cérvix: análisis de 72 casos

Abstract

• Propósito: analizar la casuística y la evolución del cáncer de cérvix en nuestra Area Sanitaria desde la apertura del centro hasta nuestros días. • Material y métodos: es un trabajo retrospectivo. Se revisaron 72 casos de cáncer de cérvix diagnosticados entre 1988 y 2003 en

Opinions and Expectations of Women in the Treatment of Cervical and Uterine Cancer in Spain

“…Within the care process of cancer of the cervix and uterus, the phase of prevention and early detection receives special attention in the specialized literature. Early detection is considered to be essential and the election of adequate testing is needed, taking into account its cost–effectiveness and its potential psychological damage for the patients [1]. There are multiple research works [1,3,24,26] that investigate the factors influencing women's participation in screening.…”

“…Early detection is considered to be essential and the election of adequate testing is needed, taking into account its cost–effectiveness and its potential psychological damage for the patients [1]. There are multiple research works [1,3,24,26] that investigate the factors influencing women's participation in screening. The aspects of potential influence can be considered: Individual factors such as state of health [17,24], socioeconomic status [17,24], habit of attending primary care services, fear of adverse outcomes [24] and pain [17,27], and cultural aspects such as beliefs associated with the disease [23]; Factors related to health management, among them the accessibility [24], the quality of healthcare [17] and the information regarding routes of transmission of the disease [23] and the benefits of screening [27].…”

“…Opinions and expectations of women in the treatment of cervical and uterine cancer in Spain limited access to prevention services, among them, immigrant women [1,12], those of multiethnic origin [10], indigenous populations [30], women with low socioeconomic status [12], rural populations [22,23,27,29] and women in prison [14]. There was significantly less research on the experiences, needs and expectations of these women regarding the quality of healthcare.…”

“…A recent bibliographical revision on the healthcare process of cervical–uterine cancer management in various geographical regions including Europe [1–11], North America [12–20], Latin America [21–25], Asia [26,27], Africa [28,29] and Oceania [30–33] indicates the general need to improve the accessibility and usage of cancer screening programs [1,3,8–10,14,23–24,26–27]. The aforementioned work highlights the motives, experiences and barriers for its utilization, including sanitary [24], social and cultural factors [10,14,23,27].…”

“…Among the studies reviewed, there were quantitative [8,15,17,21,24] and qualitative [4–7,14,18,19,23,27,31,102], as well as mixed methodologies [22,25,30], including certain studies that combine research and intervention. Special attention is paid to population groups with limited access to prevention services, among them, immigrant women [1,12], those of multiethnic origin [10], indigenous populations [30], women with low socioeconomic status [12], rural populations [22,23,27,29] and women in prison [14]. There was significantly less research on the experiences, needs and expectations of these women regarding the quality of healthcare.…”